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as far as bringing, he has not brought a different tone to washington. but i was just going over the figures on the republicans. if it is going to be bipartisan you've got have both sides. and when john mccain was a reformer with rust feingold writing the mccain feingold act which actually wrote out soft money out of the american politics, it was very controversy, hurt corporations, hurt labor unions, hurt big money people, individuals, 55 house republicans. now we're talking about just disclosing disclosing who made contributions to republicans. that is in the space of just nine years. i means that's a profound and significant difference. and i just think that president obama, if anything the criticism you hear from democrats is he spent too much time reaching across the aisle trying to get help. but i mean i think we're in a polar add-- polarized, polarized political time. >> lehrer: takes two to tango. >> i do think there is plenty of blame to go around. but there's one person that is hurt most by the lowe lowered-- the performance as compared to the
as far as bringing, he has not brought a different tone to washington. but i was just going over the figures on the republicans. if it is going to be bipartisan you've got have both sides. and when john mccain was a reformer with rust feingold writing the mccain feingold act which actually wrote out soft money out of the american politics, it was very controversy, hurt corporations, hurt labor unions, hurt big money people, individuals, 55 house republicans. now we're talking about just...
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to use macinnis's washington experience against him. macinnis also hurt himself when allegations surfaced that he had plagiarized a $300,000 piece of research for a foundation . his handling of the incident caused his fund raising and poll numbers to plummet. >> i never would think in a million years or never thought i would be standing here announcing my candidacy for governor of the state of colorado. >> ifill: and the political complications don't end there. after macinnis stumbled, former republican congressman and presidential candidate tom tancredo announced he too is running for governor but as an independent. the g.o.p. turmoil has been good news for the democratic candidate for governor. popular denver mayor. he managed to escape a primary challenge. but no one is breathing easy. >> the democrats cannot open the champagne yet. and the reason is the polls show that the denver mayor is not above 50% in these polls. that is to say this is still a pretty good republican year. >> thank you for voting. >> ifill: all primary voting, w
to use macinnis's washington experience against him. macinnis also hurt himself when allegations surfaced that he had plagiarized a $300,000 piece of research for a foundation . his handling of the incident caused his fund raising and poll numbers to plummet. >> i never would think in a million years or never thought i would be standing here announcing my candidacy for governor of the state of colorado. >> ifill: and the political complications don't end there. after macinnis...
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"washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org no. well, it's just past there. first house in the right after the cottage on the l don't panic. brazen it out. me? - no. - right. here goes. yippee!
"washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by...
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this is a test for washington. >> lehrer: but the shape of any change remains a large question. housing secretary shaun donovan. >> we need to ask ourselves what role the government should be playing in that market. to be clear, the government's footprint in the housing market needs to be smaller than it is today. >> lehrer: but just how small or big that footprint should be sparked debate today. william gross runs the world's largest bond fund, pimco. >> we need the government balance sheet. and to suggest that the private market could come back in and take the place and do the same thing that they've done for the past 20 or 30 years is simply impractical. it won't work. >> lehrer: alex pollock is with the conservative think tank, american enterprise institute >> we need a private secondary market for the bulk of mortgage loans. we should have no g.s.e.s-- frannie and freddie should no longer be g.s.e.s. you can either, in my view, be a private company or a government agency-- one or the other, but not both. >> lehrer: in the meantime, fannie and freddie continue doing business
this is a test for washington. >> lehrer: but the shape of any change remains a large question. housing secretary shaun donovan. >> we need to ask ourselves what role the government should be playing in that market. to be clear, the government's footprint in the housing market needs to be smaller than it is today. >> lehrer: but just how small or big that footprint should be sparked debate today. william gross runs the world's largest bond fund, pimco. >> we need the...
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on the "newshour" tonight: neil irwin of the "washington post" and tom hudson of "nightly business report" look at today's drop and at the federal reserve's acknowledgement that the recovery has slowed. >> lehrer: then, newshour political editor david chalian translates the results of yesterday's primaries and other political news. >> ifill: tom bearden reports on what became of the oil that was scooped and skimmed out of the gulf of mexico. >> this is just one of a whole series of sites all across the gulf coast where contractors are trying to clean up the mess left behind by the b.p. oil spill. >> lehrer: united nations emergency official john holmes updates the flooding disaster in pakistan that has affected at least 14 million people. >> ifill: spencer michels' reports on cyber conflict continue. tonight, a conversation with former cia and national security agency director michael hayden. >> we've created this new domain, this new space called cyber and frankly, it's lawless. there are no natural technical >> lehrer: and paul solman explores the connection between greek food and the c
on the "newshour" tonight: neil irwin of the "washington post" and tom hudson of "nightly business report" look at today's drop and at the federal reserve's acknowledgement that the recovery has slowed. >> lehrer: then, newshour political editor david chalian translates the results of yesterday's primaries and other political news. >> ifill: tom bearden reports on what became of the oil that was scooped and skimmed out of the gulf of mexico. >>...
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clemens left the federal courthouse in washington amid a crowd of photographers. he was arraigned on multiple counts of making false statements, perjury, and obstruction of congress. at a house hearing in 2008, clemens insisted he never took steroids or human growth hormone in 23 years as a pitcher. if convicted, he could face 30 years in prison and $1.5 million in fines. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: u.s. combat operations in iraq officially end tomorrow. president obama will mark the occasion with an oval office speech at 8:00 p.m. eastern time tuesday night. and vice president biden, the administration's point man on iraq, arrived there today. he'll take part in the change of command ceremonies, and will meet with iraqi politicians to try to help break the months- long deadlock over forming a government. but u.s. troops have been pulling back for months, turning their attention to training iraqi forces. margaret warner has been reporting from iraq. here is the first of a week of stories on how this transition is goin
clemens left the federal courthouse in washington amid a crowd of photographers. he was arraigned on multiple counts of making false statements, perjury, and obstruction of congress. at a house hearing in 2008, clemens insisted he never took steroids or human growth hormone in 23 years as a pitcher. if convicted, he could face 30 years in prison and $1.5 million in fines. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: u.s. combat operations in iraq officially...
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reaction in washington today was muted. white house spokesman robert gibbs said the iranian-russian deal shows there's no need for iran to enrich its own uranium, if all it wants is a civilian nuclear program. >> i think, in many ways this is a concept that closes that fuel loop and i think again demonstrates and proves to the world that if the iranians are sincere in a peaceful program, their needs can be met without undertaking its own enrichment program which call into question its motives. >> reporter: but last march, meeting with russian foreign minister sergey lavrov in moscow, secretary of state clinton questioned the wisdom of finishing bushehr right now. >> iran is entitled to civil nuclear power. it is a nuclear weapons program that it is not entitled to. and if it reassures the world or we think it would be premature to go forward with any project at this time because we want to send an unequivocal message to the iranians. >> warner: foreign minister lavrov rejected that position. >> ( translated ): this project
reaction in washington today was muted. white house spokesman robert gibbs said the iranian-russian deal shows there's no need for iran to enrich its own uranium, if all it wants is a civilian nuclear program. >> i think, in many ways this is a concept that closes that fuel loop and i think again demonstrates and proves to the world that if the iranians are sincere in a peaceful program, their needs can be met without undertaking its own enrichment program which call into question its...
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in washington, state department spokesman p.j. crowley warned that meeting karzai's four-month deadline will be, quote, very challenging. >> we're in a war zone. the security requirements are significant. and at the present time that requirement is being met by in many cases private security contractors. over time as the afghan government 's capability expand the need for military and private contractors will be reduced. how fast that can be accomplished is the essence of our current strategy. >> woodruff: crowley said the u.s. will work closely with the afghan government on a way forward. for more on the role of private security contractors in afghanistan and why president karzai may want to eliminate them, we turn to matthew rosenberg, the wall street journal's correspondent in kabul. and doug brooks, the founder and president of the association of the stability operations industry. that's the grade association of military service companies. gentlemen, thank you both for being with us. i'm going to start with you doug brooks. he
in washington, state department spokesman p.j. crowley warned that meeting karzai's four-month deadline will be, quote, very challenging. >> we're in a war zone. the security requirements are significant. and at the present time that requirement is being met by in many cases private security contractors. over time as the afghan government 's capability expand the need for military and private contractors will be reduced. how fast that can be accomplished is the essence of our current...
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district court bench for washington, d.c. welcome to you both. >> thank you. >> ifill: what was the original reason, i'll start with you judge walton, what was the original reason for this disparity becoming law? >> well, at the time it became law, clearly crack cocaine was having a devastating impact on many parts of our country especially many of our inner- city communities. there was, in fact, a lot of violence associated with crack cocaine because it was an effort on the part of various drug organizations and individuals to garner the market in those particular locations. as a result of that, there was a lot of violence. also there was a misperception that crack cocaine was something different chemically than what powder cocaine was and it was because primarily of those two factors that we ended up with the disparity that we have. >> ifill: up remember this, asay hutchinson, i'm sure you do too, we heard lots of talk of crack babies and other terms which gave crack this horrible kind of ... this horrible idea, this idea t
district court bench for washington, d.c. welcome to you both. >> thank you. >> ifill: what was the original reason, i'll start with you judge walton, what was the original reason for this disparity becoming law? >> well, at the time it became law, clearly crack cocaine was having a devastating impact on many parts of our country especially many of our inner- city communities. there was, in fact, a lot of violence associated with crack cocaine because it was an effort on the...
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in washington, secretary of state hillary clinton said the u.s. is already helping with money, aid workers and rescue assistance. >> i want to convey the condolences of the american people to the pakistani people on behalf of everything they are confronting. i have been to pakistan a number of times and i have seen first hand the strength and resilience of the people of pakistan. they have the capacity to come through this challenge and swiftly rebuild and as they do they can look to the u.s. for support. >> ifill: for more on the situation on the ground in pakistan: jonathan miller of "independent television news" traveled west from islamabad to a remote village devastated by the floods. >> reporter: the first thing you notice when you enter nowshera is the army is nowhere to be seen, that and the densely populated central reservation. these people's only protection now as they emerge from the violent moon spoons 100 yards off the road, a dead village, completely leveled by the raging torrents of the nearby kabul river, everything destroyed. surv
in washington, secretary of state hillary clinton said the u.s. is already helping with money, aid workers and rescue assistance. >> i want to convey the condolences of the american people to the pakistani people on behalf of everything they are confronting. i have been to pakistan a number of times and i have seen first hand the strength and resilience of the people of pakistan. they have the capacity to come through this challenge and swiftly rebuild and as they do they can look to the...
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but not in washington d.c. in 1997 the city council gave the chancellor full control over evaluations with no oversight from the union. >> this evaluation instrument has created the highest level of fear i've ever seen among teachers anywhere. >> reporter: fear of? >> fear of being targeted for elimination. unjustly. >> reporter: across the country most public school teachers are observed by their principal or assistant principal once or twice a year. nearly every teacher receives at least a satisfactory rating. but in rhee's system every teacher is observed five times a year, three times by an administrator, twice by a master educator. those evaluations combined with student test scores result in a final rating. >> we've added more objectivity to this process not only than we had before but i would argue that exists anywhere across the country. >> i think we are all.... >> reporter: special education teacher matt nagy that impact's unannounced observations have improved his classroom performance. >> every day
but not in washington d.c. in 1997 the city council gave the chancellor full control over evaluations with no oversight from the union. >> this evaluation instrument has created the highest level of fear i've ever seen among teachers anywhere. >> reporter: fear of? >> fear of being targeted for elimination. unjustly. >> reporter: across the country most public school teachers are observed by their principal or assistant principal once or twice a year. nearly every...
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and washington continues to spend, spend, spend. well, listen, i've been around my district. i can tell you what. i've been around a few other districts. the american people know that it's time for the spenders to go and to have real fiscal responsibility here in washington d.c. >> ifill: on the house floor democrats insisted it's sound policy paid for in a sound way. new jersey congressman steve rossman. >> the democrats came up with the solution. we paid for every penny of it. we're helping the states, the tax payers and those in need. we're moving the country forward. we will not allow this country to go back to the place that brought us to the brink of disaster. >> ifill: other democrats like barney frank of massachusetts accused republicans of trying to block any action that might help democrats in november. >> republicans have a two-step strategy. first of all, obstruct anything from getting better and then point out that things aren't getting better. i mean the bill that is being passed today if it would have passed a month ago we wouldn't have the job loss reported la
and washington continues to spend, spend, spend. well, listen, i've been around my district. i can tell you what. i've been around a few other districts. the american people know that it's time for the spenders to go and to have real fiscal responsibility here in washington d.c. >> ifill: on the house floor democrats insisted it's sound policy paid for in a sound way. new jersey congressman steve rossman. >> the democrats came up with the solution. we paid for every penny of it....
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today >> ifill: in washington today, the environmental protection administration defended b.p.'s use of chemical dispersants to break up the oil. its study, which found the chemicals no more or less toxic to aquatic life than oil alone, came in response to critics who said b.p. overused thousands of gallons of the dispersant. >> woodruff: now to the impact of the health care reform law, and the battles that are continuing to play out over its enactment. health correspondent betty ann bowser begins with this report. the health unit is a partnership with the robert wood johnson foundation. >> it's been just over four months since president obama signed the health reform bill into law. but it remains under attack across much of the country. at least 20 more states are now challenging the constitutionality of the new law either in court or on the ballot. in virginia today a federal judge allowed the first lawsuit to go forward. by denying a motion from the justice department to dismiss a case filed by the state attorney general. it argues the law is unconstitutional because it requi
today >> ifill: in washington today, the environmental protection administration defended b.p.'s use of chemical dispersants to break up the oil. its study, which found the chemicals no more or less toxic to aquatic life than oil alone, came in response to critics who said b.p. overused thousands of gallons of the dispersant. >> woodruff: now to the impact of the health care reform law, and the battles that are continuing to play out over its enactment. health correspondent betty...
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later in washington, vice president joe biden responded. he said boehner failed to offer concrete solutions to the economic crisis. >> sreenivasan: in other >> the rest of this so-called plan doesn't offer any economic agenda. it's merely a list of the things that they think the president should not do. so after all this build-up and hype, all we know is what john boehner and his republican colleagues are against. i know what they're against. what i don't know, other than the tax cut where the top 2% of the tax payers in america, i don't know what they're for. >> sreenivasan: in other political news, voters went to the polls in five states for primaries and runoffs. in arizona and alaska, incumbent republican senators john mccain and lisa murkowski were expected to win their party's nomination against opponents who are backed by the tea party. and in florida, congressman kendrick meek battled real estate mogul jeff greene for the democratic senate nomination. a former employee of the u.s. department of agriculture said she will not return t
later in washington, vice president joe biden responded. he said boehner failed to offer concrete solutions to the economic crisis. >> sreenivasan: in other >> the rest of this so-called plan doesn't offer any economic agenda. it's merely a list of the things that they think the president should not do. so after all this build-up and hype, all we know is what john boehner and his republican colleagues are against. i know what they're against. what i don't know, other than the tax...
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we hear from two columnists who've taken a wider view of the issues raised: eugene robinson of the "washington post" and ross douthat of the "new york times." ross, you wrote the other day that this whole thing revealed yet again a tension between what you call two americas , one constitutional, one cultural. explain. >> well, i think what you see happening in this debate is much like what you mentioned in the opening just now. there are people who frame it exclusively through the lens of constitutional rights, where what we have here is the free exercise of religion . muslims have as much a right to exercise their religion as anyone else and that's the only debate that matters, the constitutional debate. and then i think on the other side you have people who instinctively or, you know, intuitively or intellectually conceive of america in cultural as well as constitutional terms. and so, in a sense, in that america , it isn't clear that islam has completely arrived yet. there's a sense of suspicion, uncertainty that you have seen in the past where wreligious grouped like my own church, the cat
we hear from two columnists who've taken a wider view of the issues raised: eugene robinson of the "washington post" and ross douthat of the "new york times." ross, you wrote the other day that this whole thing revealed yet again a tension between what you call two americas , one constitutional, one cultural. explain. >> well, i think what you see happening in this debate is much like what you mentioned in the opening just now. there are people who frame it exclusively...